title: Consensus auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice: development of a standardized clinical protocol.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article presents the development of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice (CAPE-V) following a consensus conference on perceptual voice quality measurement sponsored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Special Interest Division 3, Voice and Voice Disorders. The CAPE-V protocol and recording form were designed to promote a standardized approach to evaluating and documenting auditory-perceptual judgments of vocal quality.
  
  
  METHODS
  A summary of the consensus conference proceedings and the factors considered by the authors in developing this instrument are included.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CAPE-V form and instructions, included as appendices to this article, enable clinicians to document perceived voice quality deviations following a standard (i.e., consistent and specified) protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, 203 Senn, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. gail_b_kempster@rush.edu
authors.forename: Gail B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kempster
authors.forename: Bruce R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Gerratt
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Verdolini Abbott
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barkmeier-Kraemer
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hillman
mesh_terms: D016235:American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; D001307:Auditory Perception; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D011571:Psychoacoustics; D013068:Speech Production Measurement; D014481:United States; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014833:Voice Quality